Erik Teijgeler advises strategics as well as private equity firms on a full spectrum of transactions in Europe, particularly those with a Dutch or Benelux nexus.

Qualified in Dutch law, Erik helps clients navigate strategic and private equity matters involving:

  • Acquisitions
  • Disposals
  • Continuation fund and other fund-to-fund transactions
  • Management equity plans
  • Restructurings
  • Ongoing corporate advice

Leveraging trusted relationships with key industry participants across the London and Dutch markets, as well as a comprehensive understanding of both geographies’ culture and market practice, Erik guides clients across strategic points of a portfolio company’s entire life cycle.

Erik’s experience includes representing:

  • Ares on its investment in the Your.World Group, an online solutions serial acquirer platform through which it acquires ICT companies and supports these companies to further develop and grow their business* 
  • Bosch Termotechnology Netherlands Holding on the sale of 51% of the shares of a Russian Radiator factory owned by Bosch to Purmo Group, a Finnish heating and cooling solutions company*
  • Bosch Rexroth on the sale of its Large Projects division to Van Halteren Groep, a Dutch supplier of products and technologies to business customers*
  • Carlyle on its investment in the Your.World Group, an online solutions serial acquirer platform through which it acquires ICT companies and supports these companies to further develop and grow their business* 
  • Castik Capital on:
    • Its majority stake in WATR Group, a market leader in groundwater management and (ground-)water purification from funds advised by Borromin Capital*
    • Its majority stake in Andra Tech Group (ATG), a Dutch group of high-tech precision parts manufacturers, and portfolio company of Equistone, a UK-based private equity firm, for €500 million to €1 billion*
  • Dell Technologies on the sale of Boomi, a cloud-based integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) provider based in the United States, to Francisco Partners, a US-based investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology businesses, and TPG Capital, the US-based private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG, for US$4 billion*
  • Deutsche Industrie REIT-AG on its public €800 million sale to CTP, a Dutch logistics real estate company*
  • ECI Software Solutions, an American provider of ERP software solutions to SME, on:
    • The acquisition of Trivest Software Group, a Dutch supplier of ERP software, from Nedvest, a Dutch venture capital firm*
    • Its acquisition of Treetop Group, a Dutch-based software company specializing in business software solutions for the residential construction and craft industry*
  • Gimv, a listed European investment firm, on the sale of Equipe Zorgbedrijven, a fast-growing private provider of outpatient healthcare in the Netherlands to Nordic Capital, a Swedish private equity firm*
  • Hg Capital on its majority stake investment in Blinqx (formerly known as DIAS Group), a provider of mission-critical software to white-collar SMEs and corporates serving more than 100,000 users across 1,500 clients in sectors such as insurance and mortgage intermediaries, financial institutions, accountants, lawyers, and governmental organizations*
  • I Squared Capital on various acquisitions for its Cube Cold Europe platform, an infrastructure platform to invest up to US$350 million in cold storage facilities across strategic areas, such as ports and logistics hubs, in Europe*
  • L. Catterton on its acquisition of a majority stake in BIRKENSTOCK Group, a global lifestyle brand with a heritage in iconic footwear, for €3.79 billion*
  • Libbey, a US-based glass production company, on the sale of its European activities to Anders Invest, a Dutch private equity firm*
  • LOI, one of the largest private educational institutions in the Netherlands, on its sale to NCOI (Netherlands-based private educational institution), with more than 12,000 enrolled students and 50 different higher professional educations*
  • ORTEC, a Dutch provider of decision support software and data science capabilities, on the sale of a majority stake in ORTEC to Battery Ventures, a US-based private equity firm*
  • Sasol, a South African petrochemicals firm and the seventh-largest coal mining company in the world, and Topsoe, a Danish decarbonization company, on their 50/50 joint venture to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAF)*
  • Wingtech Technology, a Chinese computer and telecom equipment manufacturer, on: 
    • Its acquisition of a majority stake in in Nexperia, a Netherlands-based semiconductor firm, from JAC Capital, a Chinese investment company, for €3.1 billion*
    • Its acquisition of the remaining minority stake in Nexperia for €751 million*

*Matters handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Registered Foreign Lawyer)
  • Netherlands (Advocaat)

Education

  • LLB Law, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
  • LLM in Corporate Law, VU University Amsterdam
  • Postgraduate Degree, VU University Amsterdam
    M&A cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • Dutch
  • English